Speaking at the Consensus Hong Kong 2026, top executives from the traditional finance and crypto firms said that the future of banking will run 24/7 with assets issued directly on blockchain. Their message was clear that the financial system could soon be working continuously without shutting down. Franklin Templeton said
Ethereum (ETH) traded lower on Wednesday, sliding further into negative territory amid broad crypto market pressure and bearish technical signals. At the time of writing, ETH is changing hands near $1,951.90, marking a 3.09% drop in the past 24 hours as sellers dominate the short-term trend. Intraday price activity showed
Binance Exchange has taken a step forward to deepen the connection between traditional finance and digital assets. Binance has partnered with Franklin Templeton, a global asset manager, to allow institutional traders to use tokenized money market funds as collateral. What changes happened after this partnership Usually, large traders need to
Grayscale Investments released a research report highlighting Bitcoin’s recent correlation with technology stocks rather than precious metals. The firm said Bitcoin’s short-term price behavior resembles that of high-growth tech equities. Bitcoin’s decline below $60,000 on February 5 aligned with broader tech sector sell-offs. The research noted that Bitcoin’s peak above
Will the market soon show signs of escaping the extreme fear zone? The majority of the crypto assets are charted in red, triggering the price movement slip toward former lows. With the potential bears in control, the largest assets, like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), hover on the downside, facing
U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded inflows for two consecutive days this week, totaling $311.56 million, and actually marked a third continuous day of inflows as they neared surpassing last week’s outflows. Even Ethereum ETFs are positive since the week started. According to the SoSoValue data, the spot Bitcoin
The US Dollar (USD) is feeling the pressure against some of the major currencies, like Japanese Yen (JPY) and Australian Dollar (AUD). This comes ahead of employment data, which is scheduled to be rolled out on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the crypto market is seeing major dips across every segment – AI,
A New York federal judge has dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Bancor-affiliated entities against Uniswap, delivering an early procedural win for the decentralized exchange giant. The court ruled that the patents at issue claim abstract ideas and therefore do not qualify for protection under US patent law. Judge
The central bank of Malaysia has planned to roll out three actions in 2026 that comprise local currency stablecoins and tokenised deposits. The February 11 announcement noted that the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) revealed the Digital Asset Innovation Hub (DAIH) is taking three projects onboard for this year. The projects
Benjamin Cowen, Founder of Into The Cryptoverse, has taken a dig at meme coins. The statement does not specifically invoke optimism towards the segment, especially at a time when the entire meme coin sector is declining. However, there are more possible factors influencing the ongoing downturn that spans across the
